Near-infrared-to-visible image conversion using a Si liquid-crystal light valve

A real-time near IR-to-visible image converter using a Hughes silicon liquid-crystal light valve (Si LCLV) has been demonstrated. A 1.06-microm image was converted to a 0.633-microm laser wavelength. The major advantages of this near-IR-to-visible image converter are its high sensitivity, broad band...

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Published in:Optics letters 1988-01, Vol.13 (1), p.13-15
Main Authors: Wu, S T, Efron, U, Hsu, T Y
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A real-time near IR-to-visible image converter using a Hughes silicon liquid-crystal light valve (Si LCLV) has been demonstrated. A 1.06-microm image was converted to a 0.633-microm laser wavelength. The major advantages of this near-IR-to-visible image converter are its high sensitivity, broad bandwidth, coherent- (incoherent-) to-coherent (incoherent) image conversion, up and down wavelength conversion capability, high resolution (>10(5) resolution elements), room-temperature operation, and high damage threshold.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.13.000013